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Rob Thallon, architect, Associate Dean and Associate Professor at the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts, is the author of the following best selling series of guides: Graphic Guide to Frame Construction, Graphic Guide to Site Construction, and Graphic Guide to Interior Details. He has more than thirty-five years of experience in residential design and construction, and has designed and overseen construction of numerous custom houses and housing complexes.
Acknowledgments xi
PART ONE CONTEXT 1
1 The Context for Construction 2
2 The Construction Community: Builders, Contractors, and Developers 30
3 The Design Community 50
PART TWO MATERIALS 71
4 The Material Wood 72
5 Masonry 110
6 Concrete 148
PART THREE WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION 169
7 Rough Sitework 170
8 Foundations 190
9 Floor and Wall Framing 218
10 Roof Framing 248
11 Finishing the Roof 276
12 Windows and Exterior Doors 306
13 Finishing the Exterior Walls 328
14 Plumbing 352
15 Heating and Cooling 370
16 Electrical Wiring 392
17 Thermal Insulation 408
18 Fireplaces and Stoves 434
19 Interior Surfaces 456
20 Finishing the Interior 474
21 Finish Sitework 496
PART FOUR ALTERNATIVE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS 515
22 Multifamily Construction 516
23 Low-Tech, Low-Energy Construction 546
24 Loadbearing Masonry and Concrete Construction 574
25 Timber Frame Construction 592
26 Light-Gauge Steel Construction 608
27 Panelized Construction 622
Glossary 643
Index 669
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